A Normandy Story...

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This is the story of Erwin Logan,Coastal artillery Leutnant of the Kriegsmarine.
Erwin Logan was Born in Danzig on the 8.10.1912.He s called DR. probably as his job before the war was Teacher perhaps of University.
His Soldbuch was found with an impermeable cover.

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His Soldbuch

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His Army career starts in 1941 where after a month he s assigned to a marine Flak unit,"Marine-Flak-Abteilung 271" based in the coastal city of Kiel
in the north of germany.In dicember of the same year he s awarded of the EK 2cl.

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In april 1942 he s reassigned in another marine flak unit,the "Marine-Flak-Abteilung 708" comanded by the Korvettenkapitän Dr. Werner Förste.The unit was based in KIEL as well but after a month it gets transferred to normandy,Granville.
In November of the same Year Logan is awarded of the Coastal artillery badge.

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This picture was probably taken in the summer of 1942 or 1943 in Granville...

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He gets all the equipment and he gets a few promotions quickly.

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In september 1943 he s reassigned again in aCoastal artillery unit,the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 260.He s assigned to Batterie HAMBURG based in Fermanville,
few kilometres est of Cherbourg and armed with 4 cannons of 240mm.The Batterie was comanded by Oberleutnant Rudi Gelbhaar.
Gelbhaar himself signs the permission to Logan to take 18 days of leave where he ll visit Berlin,Kiel and his family in Danzig.
Logan doesnt know but that will be the last time he ll see his family.
Back in Fermanville in february 1944 he gets his last promotion to his final Rank,Leutnant of the KriegsMarine.
On the 20.4.1944 He s awarded of the KVK 2cl.

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Leaves...

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The 6 june 1944 arrived and 20 days later the City of Cherbourg is surrounded by the Americans.
On the 25.6.1944 Logan gets his last award,the EK 1cl. from his Commander Oberleutnant Rudi Gelbhaar.
The day after Oberleutnant Rudi Gelbhaar was awarded with the Knight cross and then he was taken prisoner on the 27.6.1944

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The page of his awards

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The 27 June 1944 Cherbourg fell.The Batterie "HAMBURG" with its 4 240mm cannons was destroyed and I didnt find out yet what happenned to Logan exactly.
these pics were taken by the americans after they took the Batterie "HAMBURG".

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